The Island Season 3, 265 lbs, Round 4 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Lazaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mib Louie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louie has chosen Batter-up as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lazaro
vs
Louie

195 cm
26
250 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
272 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pedro Lazaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mib Louie!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lazaro circles away quickly and effectively.
Louie throws a head kick that misses.
Lazaro tries to counter by clinching up but Louie breaks away and moves out of range.
Louie throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Lazaro counter with a right hand.

It looks like Mib Louie has been cut.
Lazaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Louie misses.
Louie throws a head kick that misses.
Louie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lazaro is looking to counter the offense by Louie and move into the clinch.
Louie tries a head kick but it misses.
Louie throws a lazy head kick
and Lazaro counters with a straight right hand.
Lazaro lands a glancing blow to the side of Louie's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Louie.
Louie misses with a shot to the body
and Louie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Louie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lazaro.
Louie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Louie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lazaro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lazaro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looked like Lazaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Louie scores with the left hand. Lazaro knows he should have avoided that one.
Lazaro lands with an overhand left.
Louie just misses with a punch to the body.
Lazaro throwing a counter right hand but Louie manages to avoid it.
Louie scores with a leg kick.
Lazaro slips under a jab from Louie.
Lazaro is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Louie has a couple of punches blocked by Lazaro.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lazaro.
Louie is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Louie throws a head punch that misses.
Lazaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Louie lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Louie.
Louie takes a shot to the head.
Lazaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Louie can't find room to land a body shot as Lazaro controls the action.
Louie misses with a punch to the body.
Lazaro blocks a body shot from Louie.
Louie throws a punch but it's blocked by Lazaro.
Louie working aggressively here.
Lazaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Louie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lazaro.
Lazaro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro gets through Louie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Louie misses with the head strike.
Louie has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lazaro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Louie can turn it around.
Louie misses with a punch to the body.
Lazaro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Louie backwards.

That has opened up Mib Louie's cut even more.
Lazaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Louie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lazaro's elbow.
Louie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Louie misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lazaro.
Lazaro scores with a shoulder strike.
Louie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Louie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Lazaro.
Louie looks winded!
A right hook to the body lands for Lazaro.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lazaro.
Lazaro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Louie.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lazaro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lazaro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lazaro lands with a light punch inside.
Lazaro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Lazaro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro lands with a left to the head.
Lazaro scores with a hook to the body.
Lazaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lazaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.

The cut above Mib Louie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Good body shot from Lazaro.
Lazaro lands a shot to the body.
Lazaro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Lazaro.
Lazaro is working Louie over against the cage.
Lazaro lands a nice shot to the body.
Lazaro lands a hook that snaps the head of Louie backwards.
Lazaro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lazaro lands a nice shot to the body.
Lazaro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lazaro digs a right hand into Louie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Louie's gas tank.
Lazaro working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Mib Louie's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lazaro stalls.
Lazaro scores with a shoulder strike.
Lazaro scores with a shot to the side of Louie's head.

Louie is rocked!
Lazaro is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Lazaro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mib Louie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lazaro jabs Louie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Louie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Lazaro moves into the clinch.
Lazaro lands with a light punch inside.
Lazaro is struggling to control the position.
A hook to the body from Lazaro.
Lazaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Louie backwards.
Lazaro is leaning against Louie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lazaro lands with a short shot to the head.

Lazaro drops Louie onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Louie is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Louie is still on wobbly legs! Can Lazaro finish him?

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mib Louie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pedro Lazaro!
A victorious Pedro Lazaro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Mib Louie spoke after the fight, saying 'you win some you lose some today was his day.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Heyerdahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnus Cross had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Cross
vs
Heyerdahl

224 cm
20
287 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

213 cm
27
280 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Magnus Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thor Heyerdahl!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cross misses with an uppercut
and Heyerdahl counters with an outside leg kick.

Cross clinches up with Heyerdahl and pushes him back against the cage.
Heyerdahl's coach down at Fitness elite 24/7 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Heyerdahl's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heyerdahl jumps guard but Cross turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Heyerdahl is pushing Cross up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Heyerdahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cross swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Cross breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Heyerdahl lands a big head kick that sends Cross tumbling to the mat! Heyerdahl takes a step backwards and waves Cross back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Magnus Cross has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Cross.
Cross just misses with a punch to the body.
Cross avoids the head kick by Heyerdahl.
Cross looks to score with a jab to the body but Heyerdahl is just out of range.
Heyerdahl throws a fast counter high kick but Cross manages to duck under it in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heyerdahl lands with a slapping head kick.
Cross tries to clinch up but Heyerdahl circles away and keeps his distance.
Cross connects with a good right hand that stumbles Heyerdahl. Heyerdahl circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Heyerdahl thows a leg kick but Cross checks it

and Cross counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Heyerdahl down! Cross is looking to finish but Heyerdahl is intelligently defending himself.

Heyerdahl is rocked!
Cross stands up over Heyerdahl, holding on to his feet. Cross throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Heyerdahl is out cold! Cross lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Magnus Cross!
Magnus Cross seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmie Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chiyono Fuji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Craig
vs
Fuji

190 cm
27
215 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
265 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimmie Craig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chiyono Fuji!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Craig throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Craig connects with a body shot.
Craig scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Chiyono Fuji has been cut.
Craig pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fuji! But no joy.
Craig throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fuji misses with a hook.
Craig on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Craig.
Fuji takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuji throws a lazy right hand but Craig sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Craig on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Craig misses with an uppercut.
Craig throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuji throws a lazy right hand but Craig sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuji moves out of range as Craig strikes.
Fuji uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Craig has time to react.
Craig takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Craig swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig lands with a nice combination. Fuji backs away looking to recover.
Craig misses with an uppercut. Fuji saw that one coming.
Craig misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fuji thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fuji scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fuji avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fuji lands a nice shot that snaps Craig's head back.
The fighters circling - Fuji throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Craig misses the target.
Fuji throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Craig.
Craig misses with a right hand
and Fuji connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Craig is rocked!
Fuji throws a monster overhand right that drops Craig! Fuji follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chiyono Fuji!
Jimmie Craig was interviewed post fight and said 'LOL I'm only a LHW what did you expect? The fact I made it this far should have you concerned.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barney Gumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mase Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gumble
vs
Force

185 cm
27
270 lbs
18 - 0 - 0

180 cm
27
275 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Atlantis
Vikai Gear

Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barney Gumble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mase Force!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gumble throws a jab when Force was well out of range.
Force fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gumble on the side of the head.

It looks like Barney Gumble has been cut.
Gumble takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gumble looks to land a left hand but Force moved out of range nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gumble takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Gumble.
Force has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gumble is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gumble misses with a hook.
Force throws out a counter right but Gumble avoids it with no problem.
Force lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gumble slips under a jab from Force.
The fighters circle momentarily. Force darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Force throws an overhand right that lands on Gumble's shoulder, as Gumble tries to avoid the shot.
Force throws a shot from downtown. Gumble moves away and avoids it.
Force throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gumble sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Force scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Barney Gumble's cut is getting worse.
Force moves away from the strike by Gumble.
Force throws out a counter right but Gumble avoids it with no problem.
Nice jab there from Gumble.
Gumble takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab from Gumble.
Force throws a jab but it's blocked by Gumble.
Gumble has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gumble there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Force lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Barney Gumble's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Gumble rushes Force and presses him up against the cage.
Gumble is leaning against Force and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Force working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gumble.
Gumble blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Force misses with some punches.
Gumble misses with a body punch.
Force working aggressively here.
Force blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gumble struggles to land a body shot inside as Force controls his hands.
Force takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Force.
Gumble lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gumble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Force misses with a punch on the inside.
Force's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gumble misses with a body punch.
A short right from Gumble.
Force swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Force blocks an uppercut.
Gumble misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumble misses with a punch on the inside.
Force softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gumble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Force fails to land.
A body shot lands from Gumble.
Gumble throws a head punch that misses.
Gumble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gumble lands with a right to the head.
Gumble misses with a short punch on the inside.
Force tries to circle away but Gumble has him pinned against the cage.
Gumble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Force fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Gumble's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gumble misses with a body punch.
Gumble blocks an uppercut.
Gumble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gumble.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gumble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gumble tries to work over Force's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gumble throws a punch but it's blocked by Force.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gumble.
Gumble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gumble lands with a right to the head.
Force swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gumble blocks an uppercut.
Gumble lands with a right to the head.
Force misses with the head strike.
Gumble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Force throws a head punch that misses.
Force misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gumble scores with a shot to the side of Force's head.
Gumble misses with some punches.
Gumble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gumble lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Force lands with a left to the head.
Force has a couple of punches blocked by Gumble.
Force swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gumble blocks an uppercut.
Force misses with a hook from the clinch.
Force throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gumbles head.
Gumble blocks an uppercut.
Force prevents a body shot from Gumble.
Gumble misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gumble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gumble fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Force blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Force lands with a short shot to the head.

Force breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Force misses the jab.
Gumble tries to counter by clinching up but Force breaks away and moves out of range.
Force on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Force takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gumble takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Jeez, Barney Gumble's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Force slips under a jab.
Gumble missing with a left hand there. Force was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Force lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gumble doesn't seem phased though.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Barney Gumble's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mase Force!
Mase Force was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.